Dardan Petrela

Dardan Petrela (1975-2008) was an Albanian Mob loan shark in New York City, New York.

Biography
Dardan Petrela was born in Albania in 1975, and he emigrated to the United States after the end of the Cold War. Petrela settled in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, New York City, home to a large Eastern European community, and the NYPD labelled him as a "small-time Albanian thug" after he became involved with a money lending and extortion operation that targeted illegal immigrants upon their arrival in the USA. Petrela, Bledar Morina, and Kalem Vulaj attempted to extort Roman Bellic after he borrowed their money for gambling, and they destroyed his computer after he said that he was unable to repay them. They were confronted by Niko Bellic moments later, and Bellic broke Petrela's arm when Petrela brandished a knife at him. He scared him off, and Petrela and his henchmen would later jump Roman Bellic at the basketball courts. Roman called Niko for help, and Niko Bellic beat down Morina and Vulaj. Niko and Roman Bellic proceeded to chase Dardan Petrela, who attempted to flee in his car; they chased him to a Red Hook waterfront warehouse, and Niko Bellic ran after him. They met on the second story of the warehouse, and they engaged in a fight. Petrela attempted to convince Bellic to not harm him, saying that he had already broken his arm. However, Bellic survived Petrela's numerous stabs and beat him down, telling him not to mess with his cousin again. Petrela died in the following weeks, with the causes being unknown; some believe that he may have died from his wounds during the fight with Bellic, while others suspect that he was murdered by other enemies.